The purpose of this study is to determine whether dexmedetomidine is effective in the treatment of emergence delirium of preschool children undergoing oral maxillofacial surgery.
Emergence delirium is a common side effect of sevoflurane anesthesia in children. Dexmedetomidine, because of its sedative and analgesic properties, might be useful for the management of this adverse effect. In the pediatric population, it has been shown to provide sedation for magnetic resonance imaging. Intravenously, it is has been shown to decrease emergence delirium following sevoflurane based anesthesia. The ability to administer a medication intravenously might solve the problem of emergence delirium and emergence agitation posed by the young patients undergoing oral maxillofacial surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intravenously injecting 0.125microgram/kg for 10ml IV(in the vein)in group 1, 0.25microgram/kg for 10ml in group 2 within 10 minutes as soon as the operation begin. The control group receives 10mlsaline in 10 minutes.
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
post anesthesia emergence delirium scale(PAED scale)
evaluate children's PAED scale score 2 hours post-surgery
Time frame: 2 hours post-surgery
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale(CHEOP scale)
evaluate children's CHEOP scale score 2 hours post-surgery
Time frame: 2 hours post-surgery
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